Saturday, 29 July 2023

Os Mutantes "A Divina Comédia Ou Ando Meio Desligado" 1970*****

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A couple of weeks ago I presented a compilation of Rita Lee containing hits of the 1975-83 period. I'm afraid it was a poor testament t...
Sunday, 23 July 2023

Astrud Gilberto "The Essential Astrud Gilberto" 1963-1967(rec) 1984(comp)*****

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Astrud Gilberto was probably the most well-known of the three great ladies of Brazilian song that we recently lost, and whose albums I prese...
Sunday, 16 July 2023

Rita Lee & Roberto "Rita Hits" 1975-1983(rec) 1984(comp)**

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After publishing my latest post on Gal Costa, it dawned on me that we lost in the space of a few months arguably the greatest ladies of Braz...
Sunday, 9 July 2023

Gal Costa "Índia" 1973*****

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20-something years ago, I discovered  Tropicália  through a Luaka Bop compilation of songs by Os Mutantes. It was something of a revelation...
Sunday, 2 July 2023

Wet Leg "Wet Leg" 2022****

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Most of the bands I saw in last month's Release Festival were old favorites: I've seen Siouxsie, Echo & The Bunnymen and Madruga...
Sunday, 25 June 2023

Siouxsie & The Banshees "Through the Looking Glass" 1987****

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I've been away from my laptop for some time, hence my absence of late - traveling to Greece where I have family, and taking care of s...
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Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Various Artists "Festival Of The South Seas" 1961***

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OK, so that's an album I bought purely for the cover. Well, not completely true, I was also curious as to what I would listen, I mean I ...